Battery life? How long does the built-in battery last?
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The built-in battery should last a couple years, like most lithium-ion batteries. A replacement battery from Sandisk costs $20 MSRP, and you can easily replace the battery yourself, all you have to do is unscrew the 4 screws on the back and switch the batteries.
2050060
Its a pretty long time. I charge it occasionally, but it has never died on me while I was using it.
2242698
Where did you hear that? Of course not. I use mine daily and it usually lasts for 2-3 days based on my reading, web surfing and emailing activity. I let the battery completely run down after I first charged it and it lasted almost 11 hours. On average I get at least 10 hours of active use on it, but I usually charge it every three days.
322145
I'm not sure. I keep it plugged in. Sorry I can't be much help regarding the battery life.
1959278
Not long, mine usually goes about a month max. But been thinking about buying rechargeable batteries for it... Since it does get pricey. But the device does work wonderfully and does do as if says :)
1853879
A few hours (I haven't clocked it), I think. I've watched a movie and then a tv show afterward. The cool thing is that you can plug it in to charge while you're using it, so that works great!
1669427
Not sure but the built in battery is already not holding a good charge only after a few months. And it is non replaceable. IT only works with battery won't work while plugged into wall. Sucks!
896855
Mine is near 3 years old. Battery life is certainly shortened now (probably 10-12 minutes run time) but zero complaints about its performance. Gets used a few minutes every few days. I have been guilty of leaving it on charge a few days over the years. Certainly been a good value so far. Will likely built my own battery for it when the run time is unusable.
76808
I'm not sure about the battery life. But I haven't changed battery yet since I bought mine. Just be sure to turn it off after you use it.
208553
I would say the battery life depends on the display settings. With full illumination, I think it's about 6 hours.
949460
I keep it plugged in, so not sure about the battery life. The speaker phone sound is NOT GOOD, but I don't use it for that. Just for streaming music to powered speakers (which it works GREAT for). You could probably read the product details for the warranty info (if any).
2004726
From what I am seeing online, you can keep it plugged in to last longer (charge it). It lasts for about 15 minutes when fully charged and lasts for a long, long time (no real time table for the battery though). Can be a year, can be 5 years depending on usage.
1437034
I do not have an exact time that the batteries last. I can tell you that I've used it numerous times and haven't really had any issues with battery life.
279720
Sorry, I've never really timed it. I know it is at least 4 hours, and maybe it is more. But the last computer I used had had a bad battery for so many years, that I had almost forgotten I could ever use a computer that was not plugged in. Not that it matters, but I purposely ordered this computer with Windows 7 because I did not want to use Windows 8 on a computer that was not touch screen. I have had the computer for about a month and haven't had any problems so far, unlike the person who wrote the previous comment.
521802
The battery is built in. Plug the cord in to charge. Once charged can use without the cord. You can also use while its charging with the cord plugged in
1103813
Its built in and you charge it USB, you can also plug and play. Takes 4 hours to charge fully.
1362621
battery life is pretty good about 75 minutes. I will probably purchase an extended capacity battery